Plate-lifter.



J. E. HIGH.

PLATE LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED mm: 20, 1911.

1,035,088. Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

JOHN EDWARD HIGH, 0F DICKINSON, NORTH DAKOTA.

PLATE-LIFTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

Application flied June 20, 1911. Serial No. 634,218.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHNEDWARD HIGH, a citizen'of the United States, residing at Dickinson, in the county of Stark and State ofNorth Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plate-Lifters, of, which the following is a specification,

My invention relates to im rovements in plate lifters aid has for its 0 ject the provision of an improved readilyv adjustable device of this character adapted for use in handling various sizes of dishes or saucers which will readily grasp and firmly engage the article to be lifted irrespective of t e size of said. article and which will be of extremely simple construction;

To attain thedesiredobject my invention I comprises a plate lifter substantially as illustrated and as hereinafter described, but it will be understood that any changes in the details of construction within the scope of the claim may be made without,departing from the spiritof the invention.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the plate lifter, Fig. 2 represents a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 represents a slmilar view showing the lifter engaging a sauce dish, and Fig. 4; represents a longitudinal sectional view of the lifter. Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of the device employed in lifting a cup, and Fig. 6 represents a plan view of one of the end or-cap plates for the handle.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes the flexible spring steel band having its ends united as by the rivets 2 to form an endless band therefrom. Mounted on the intermediate portion of the bandis the cylindrical member 3 providing a handle, said member having secured at each end the cap'plate 4 having slots 5 therein at diametrically opposite points through which the intermediate portions of the band pass as most'clearly shown in Fig. 4.

- From the fore oingdescription taken in connection with t e drawings it will be seen and slide the cylinder towardthe article to be lifted, decreasing the size of the loop surrounding the article to cause the loop of the band to tightly engage the periphery of the article.

It will thus be seen that I have rovided a simple but efiicient plate lifter w ich has an engaging loop at each end thereof adapted to be interchangeably employed for e n-' gaging an article, and that on account of thev endless construction of the band the loop can be readily made large enough to engage a dish of considerable size or small enough to engage a sauce dish or a dolls A plate lifter comprising an endless spring steel band, a cylindrical member mounted on the band to hold opposite portions thereof in juxtaposition and a cap plate for each end of said cyllndrical member, each of said cap plates havlng a pair of diametrically opposite slots formed there JOHN EDWARD HIGH.

Witnesses: L. R. HART,

THOMAS Bunn e. 

